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Suzanne Alley

Supportive, skills-based therapy for meaningful change

LPC Texas

Experience
21 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Suzanne

Suzanne Alley brings a cognitive behavioral and client-centered approach to therapy, combining practical skill-building with empathetic listening to address emotional and behavioral challenges.

Background and approach

With 21 years of experience as an LPC in Texas, she assists people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, grief, and identity-related concerns, among a broad range of life stressors and mood concerns. Her practice emphasizes helping clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while also cultivating self-compassion and resilience.

Suzanne draws on solution-focused and motivational techniques to set achievable goals and support steady progress, and she employs trauma-focused methods when past events are central to a person's struggles. Her work includes attention to issues such as relationship and intimacy difficulties, parenting stress, caregiver fatigue, substance use, and career or life-purpose questions.

She aims to create an affirming, nonjudgmental environment that honors each person's experience and fosters practical change toward healthier coping and greater emotional balance.

How Suzanne’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

CBT focuses on identifying and shifting thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to distress, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic stance that helps clients feel heard and supported while they explore goals and values. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative method that helps clarify personal motivations and build readiness for change, which can be useful for substance use, habit change, and engagement with treatment.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Suzanne works collaboratively with clients to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting focus as progress and circumstances evolve. This collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to what will be most helpful for each person.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like greater scheduling flexibility and access from different locations. Video calls support face-to-face interaction, phone sessions allow for convenience when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging can supplement or accommodate communication preferences between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while working on coping skills, trauma processing, motivation, and solution-focused goals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Suzanne address?
Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and caregiver stress, and mood disorders such as bipolar.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered support, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused techniques to combine skills training with empathetic exploration.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed professional counselor with 21 years of clinical experience working with diverse emotional and behavioral challenges.
Where is Suzanne licensed to practice?
She holds the Texas LPC license number TX LPC 66240 and provides services based in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and availability.
How are fees and payment structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English